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Pharmacy teams invited to attend RSG webinar

The community pharmacy (Wright) review steering group (RSG) has invited community pharmacy teams to a webinar on Monday.

The webinar will be held from 7:30pm to 8:45pm on June 14 and provide information on the following…


  • the final key principles for how the programme will be run and how decisions will be governed
  • the final approach as to how the RSG will engage with key stakeholder groups, and
  • the final high-level plan and timeline of activities through to 2022

This webinar has come after two stakeholder engagement events for LPCs and contractors that took place last month, from which feedback was being incorporated by the Berkeley Partnership into the final key principles, approach and high-level plan.

Community pharmacy teams have been advised to visit RSG website for further information on the work of the RSG and the progress on the implementation of the Wright Review.

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